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03 Aug 2015 7:42:02am

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I have enjoyed teaching for 30 years. I have been told every 4 to 5 of those years by the "experts" that what I was previously doing was wrong and that this NEW program is what MUST happen. With that I would recieve a lengthy ONE DAY training session and told that I (that is me) would be judged not the program. I currently teach a Year 5 class of 28 students (9 girls, 19 boys): 3 autistic spectrum; 10 living with domestic vioence; 5 with anxiety disorder; 3 emotionally disturbed, physically violent & highly disruptive; 2 global developmental delay; 2 gifted & talented; reading levels range from Kindergarten to year 7. I have one untrained Learning Support Officer for two 15 minute periods who is regularly reallocated without notice to other "jobs". This is pretty normal for our school. Most trained teacher support is going in to Kindergarten and year 1 with the "L3" literacy program. Although this is great early intervention the senior students are being "written off" except for their dedicated and concerned teachers. Could the "experts" stop arguing and actually help teachers and students get it right? Try researching that! Unfortunately, many new teachers learn how to teach reading from the latest book seller to visit the school. I will continue to mentor practicing and new teachers in how to give children the gift of reading.

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